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 100 STAT. 3207-57 20 USC 4601

PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

SEC. 1932. ESTABLISHMENT OP THE CONFERENCE.

There is established a conference to be known gis "The White House Conference for a Drug Free America". The members of the Conference shall be appointed by the President. 20 USC 4601

SEC. 1933. P U R P O S E.

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The purposes of the Conference are— (1) to share information and experiences in order to vigorously and directly attack drug abuse at all levels, local. State, Federal, and international; (2) to bring public attention to those approaches to drug abuse education and prevention which have been successful in curbing drug abuse and those methods of treatment which have enabled drug abusers to become drug free; (3) to highlight the dimensions of the drug abuse crisis, to examine the progress made in dealing with such crisis, and to assist in formulating a national strategy to thwart sale and solicitation of illicit drugs and to prevent and treat drug abuse; and (4) to examine the essential role of parents and family members in preventing the basic causes of drug abuse and in successful treatment efforts. 20 USC 4601

SEC. 1934. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONFERENCE.

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The Conference shall specifically review— (1) the effectiveness of law enforcement at the local. State, and Federal levels to prevent the sale and solicitation of illicit drugs and the need to provide greater coordination among such programs; (2) the impact of drug abuse upon American education, examining in particular— (A) the effectiveness of drug education programs in our schools with particular attention to those schools, both public and private, which have maintained a drug free learning environment; ^' (B) the role of colleges and universities in discouraging ';"' the illegal use of drugs by student-athletes; and (C) the relationship between drug abuse by student-athletes and college athletic policies, including eligibility and '^ academic requirements, recruiting policies, athletic department financing policies, the establishment of separate campus facilities for athletes, and the demands of practice and lengthy playing seasons; (3) the extent to which Federal, State, and local programs of i drug abuse education, prevention, and treatment require reorganization or reform in order to better use available resources V and to ensure greater coordination among such programs; (4) the impact of current laws on efforts to control interI national and domestic trafficking of illicit drugs; (5) the extent to which the sanctions in section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291) have been, or should be, used in encouraging foreign states to comply with their international responsibilities respecting controlling substances; and (6) the circumstances contributing to the initiation of illicit ' drug usage, with particular emphasis on the onset of drug use by youth.

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